Question about Blacklights and GFP axies

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So i have two leucistic GFP axolotls, that i love to death.

When i turn on the normal tank light, they usually "get angry" and hide in their hides for a few min adjusting to the light i presume

as far as i know that is normal (please correct me if im wrong)

but when i turn on the black light (and i only do this to show it off so its not on for more than 5 min at a time)
my axolotls go crazy, swimming every which way running into the glass.... does not make me happy.

opinions?
 
Im not completely sure but I think that the "moon light" that comes on some of the led lights work for this.
 
for some reason, axies seem to HATE HATE HATE black lights. The lady i was buying my baby from had some GFP's and she would flip on the handheld black light flashlight she had to show us they glowed and they would freak out and thrash around and swim into the walls. She was quick about it, but they still really hated it. Hence the reason i'm not sure if mine is a GFP, i just couldnt do that to my new little baby :D
 
I imagine if you are an animal that comes from a history of living in deep water with lots of sediment, having your eyes light up from the inside must be pretty distressing.
 
I only ever used a "standard bulb" type blacklight in a lamp for my axolotl.

She never seemed bothered by it, she never changed behaviour when it was on. It didn't make her super-glow or anything, though, just enough fluorescing that you could see it (and I also used it not very often and not for very long).
 
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